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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 63          83          63          90          65
Temp          79 78 70 67 65 63 70 76 81 81 73 68 65 64 73 83 89 87 76 71 68 65
DewPt         65 65 66 65 65 63 65 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 66 66 64 64 65 65 63 62
Max/Min RH                  100          55         100          44          90
RH            62 64 87 93100100 84 71 58 58 76 90100100 79 57 44 46 69 81 84 90
Wind Dir       E SE SE  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  6  5  4  5  5  5  5  6  9  9  9  9  9 10 12 11 11 12 12 11 10
Clouds        B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     60 51 36 37 41 60 74 54 24 17 38 49 41 34 25  4 13 19 39 44 32 27
PoP 12HR                     20          20          20          10          20
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS       IS IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
Tstms         IS       IS IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt        4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  8  6 <1 <1  1 <1
Vent Rate     26 23  5  3  4  3  9 23 38 32  6  9  8  8 29 55 95 89 10 16 22 19
T Wind Dir     E SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd     8  8  9  8 11  8  6  6  8 10 13 12 12 11 16 14 13 18 23 18 24 23
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       93      63      89      65      96      69      99      70      98
Temp          86 89 70 63 83 87 72 65 89 94 77 70 94 96 78 71 92 94
DewPt         64 59 63 62 64 62 63 63 64 58 60 58 58 54 57 55 57 54
Min/Max RH         34     100      41      93      29      68      23      59      25
RH            48 37 78 97 53 43 73 93 44 30 56 66 30 25 48 57 31 26
PWind Dir           S       E       E      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       5       0       5       0

$$

TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 62          86          62          93          63
Temp          78 80 70 66 64 62 70 78 84 84 72 67 64 62 73 85 92 91 75 70 66 64
DewPt         66 65 67 65 64 62 66 66 64 63 66 65 64 62 66 64 61 58 62 62 62 60
Max/Min RH                  100          48         100          32          92
RH            66 59 89 97100100 86 66 50 49 80 93100100 78 49 35 33 64 76 86 87
Wind Dir       E SE SE  E  E  E SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       5  5  4  4  4  4  4  6  5  6  6  5  5  5  9 12  9  8  8  9  9  9
Clouds        B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)     70 34 31 33 48 64 56 22 30 15 39 31 36 26 17  8  7 11 26 28 26 19
PoP 12HR                     20          20          30           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS IS       IS          IS SC SC IS IS             IS IS
Tstms         IS IS                   IS SC SC IS IS             IS IS
Mix Hgt        4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     26 23  4  3  3  4 14 35 37 43  9  6  9  6 33 65 89 90 11 12  7 11
T Wind Dir    NE  S SE  E  E SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  N  S  S  S
T Wind Spd     6  8  8  6  6  8  9  8  6 10 14 12 12 11 17 17 12 14 20 19 12 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       97      62      93      64      99      68     100      68      99
Temp          89 94 70 62 84 92 71 64 91 96 76 68 95 98 76 68 93 96
DewPt         60 52 59 60 62 58 63 62 60 52 56 55 55 50 53 53 54 51
Min/Max RH         23      93      32      93      22      64      19      60      22
RH            38 24 68 93 47 32 75 93 35 23 50 63 26 20 45 59 27 22
PWind Dir           W       E       E      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 66          87          66          94          67
Temp          83 83 75 71 67 66 71 78 84 86 76 71 68 66 75 86 92 91 80 73 69 67
DewPt         66 66 66 67 67 66 68 67 66 66 66 67 67 66 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 65
Max/Min RH                  100          51         100          42          92
RH            56 56 75 88100100 90 69 56 51 72 87 95100 79 54 43 45 65 81 88 92
Wind Dir      NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  8  9 10 10  9  9  8  8
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     54 40 33 32 45 76 76 52 24 11 29 49 45 34 32 11 14 10 38 46 28 28
PoP 12HR                     20          20          20          10          30
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0        0.04           0        0.04
Rain Shwrs             IS IS IS    IS IS IS IS IS IS             SC SC SC SC
Tstms                  IS IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS             SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt        5  5 <1 <1  1  1  2  4  6  5 <1  1  1  1  3  5  7  5 <1  1  1  1
Vent Rate     43 45  8  6  9  8 13 22 38 41 15 18 14 13 39 76105 80 15 23 14 17
T Wind Dir    NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SE  E SE  S
T Wind Spd     9 10  9  8  9  9  6  5  6  8 16 13 12 12 14 16 16 19 23 21 13 18
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       97      64      93      67     100      71     104      73     103
Temp          88 91 72 65 83 92 74 67 91 99 80 72 97101 82 74 96 99
DewPt         65 62 66 65 66 63 66 65 65 60 62 60 58 56 58 56 58 54
Min/Max RH         35     100      38      96      27      67      21      56      22
RH            47 38 81100 58 39 76 95 42 28 54 66 27 23 44 54 28 22
PWind Dir           S       E       E      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR           20      10       0       5       0       5       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs       IS
Tstms            IS

$$

TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 65          85          66          92          67
Temp          80 81 74 69 67 66 70 75 81 83 75 70 68 66 74 84 90 89 79 73 69 67
DewPt         65 65 66 66 66 66 67 67 66 65 66 66 66 65 67 67 66 66 67 66 65 64
Max/Min RH                  100          54          99          44          89
RH            61 58 78 90 98 99 91 74 60 56 75 88 93 98 81 59 45 47 68 80 85 89
Wind Dir      NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 10 10 11 11 10  9
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     45 37 31 40 44 78 70 47 25 14 30 54 42 31 26  8 11 10 39 48 28 29
PoP 12HR                     20          20          20          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0        0.02
Rain Shwrs             IS IS IS    IS IS IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
Tstms                  IS IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt        6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  5 <1  1 <1 <1  3  5  7  5 <1  1  1 <1
Vent Rate     44 42  7  6  9  7 13 25 37 39  9 15  9  9 37 77105 80 13 19 16 16
T Wind Dir    NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  E SE SE
T Wind Spd     9 10  9  9  9  9  6  6  6  9 14 12 11 12 14 16 16 19 23 19 16 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       95      64      90      67      97      72     102      73     100
Temp          86 90 71 65 80 89 73 67 89 96 79 72 95 99 81 74 93 97
DewPt         65 61 65 64 66 63 65 65 64 59 61 59 58 55 57 56 57 55
Min/Max RH         35      97      41      94      29      65      22      54      24
RH            49 39 82 97 61 42 77 92 44 29 53 62 29 23 43 53 30 24
PWind Dir           S       E       E      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR           10      10       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 60          83          60          90          60
Temp          80 80 70 65 62 61 70 77 82 82 71 66 63 61 73 83 89 88 73 67 63 60
DewPt         62 62 64 64 62 61 65 65 64 63 66 65 63 61 65 65 62 62 65 64 62 60
Max/Min RH                  100          51         100          39         100
RH            55 54 82 97100100 83 68 54 53 85 97100100 75 55 41 42 76 90 98100
Wind Dir       E  E SE  E  E SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S  S
Wind Spd       8  9  4  4  4  4  5  9  9 10  8  8  6  8 11 12 11  9  9  9  9  8
Clouds        SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     46 26 25 37 54 73 63 36 24 20 50 42 29 29 10  9  7 23 43 39 27 27
PoP 12HR                     10          20          40          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.05           0           0
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS SC SC IS IS             IS IS
Tstms                              IS IS SC SC IS IS             IS IS
Mix Hgt        6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  5  1 <1  1 <1
Vent Rate     51 53  4  5  7  4 20 39 55 45  7  6  6  6 33 67 74 72 17  7 20 10
T Wind Dir     E  E SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SW  S SW SW SW  S  S SE SE  S
T Wind Spd     9 11  9 11 11  9 11 10 10 13 12 10 12  9 17 19 13 18 17 13 21 14
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       92      59      89      62      96      66      99      65      97
Temp          85 90 67 60 80 88 69 62 88 95 74 67 95 96 73 66 92 94
DewPt         62 57 64 60 63 60 63 62 62 55 56 54 54 54 56 53 56 55
Min/Max RH         30     100      38     100      26      67      22      68      25
RH            46 33 90100 56 39 81100 42 26 54 63 26 25 55 64 30 27
PWind Dir          SW      NE       E       S      SW       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            5       5       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date           07/31/25      Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 61          85          61          91          61
Temp          83 81 70 67 64 62 70 78 83 83 72 68 63 62 73 85 90 87 74 68 64 62
DewPt         62 62 64 65 64 62 65 65 64 63 64 64 63 62 66 65 65 65 66 65 64 62
Max/Min RH                  100          49         100          43         100
RH            50 53 81 93100100 84 64 53 51 77 88100100 78 52 43 48 78 91100100
Wind Dir       E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S
Wind Spd       9  9  5  4  4  4  5  9  9  9  8  8  8  8 10 12 12 11  9  9  9  9
Clouds        SC FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)     42 18 29 31 44 77 67 48 15 12 47 58 52 35 41 25 10 24 48 50 42 25
PoP 12HR                     10          20          40          10          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.04           0        0.06
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS SC SC SC SC             SC SC SC SC
Tstms                                 IS SC SC SC IS             SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt        6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  5 <1  2 <1 <1  3  6  7  6  2 <1  1 <1
Vent Rate     61 67  8  5  6  6 25 41 56 62 10 23 11  7 51 83109124 36  9 12  7
T Wind Dir     E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S
T Wind Spd    10 13 12 10 10  9 11 10 10 13 17 16 13 12 19 17 17 23 16 12 12 14
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           08/03Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       90      59      89      62      99      67     103      67     101
Temp          82 85 67 60 81 88 70 63 91 96 76 68 97 99 77 68 95 96
DewPt         64 62 64 60 63 60 63 63 62 58 60 57 54 51 58 55 56 54
Min/Max RH         39     100      38     100      26      72      19      66      23
RH            54 46 92100 55 39 80100 38 28 59 68 24 20 52 64 28 25
PWind Dir          SE       E      SE      SE       S       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR           20      10       0       5       0       5       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs       IS
Tstms            IS

$$

Below is a weather element key for this product

Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
     Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
              B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
     Type...
       Rain...........Rain
       Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
       Tstms..........Thunderstorms
       Drizzle........Drizzle
       Snow...........Snow
       Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
       Sleet..........Sleet
       Flurries.......Flurries
       Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
       Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
     Coverage...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight Chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
     Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
     Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
     Category...
       HS............Historically Critical
       EX............Extremely Critical
       CH............Critical - High
       CL............Critical - Low
       EL............Elevated
       NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
     Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
     in effect for the indicated hour

Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
     See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions